President-elect Bongbong Marcos has said that he will continue outgoing President Duterte's "independent foreign policy”, even as he hailed it in front of Chinese officials during an event in Makati City Friday, June 10. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (BBM...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) landed on the top spot in the June 2022 Physical and Occupational Therapist Licensure Examinations top-performing schools tally. (UP MANILA Twitter) A total of 92.86 percent or 26 out of 28 examinees from UPM passed the Physical Therapist Licensure...
For President-elect Bongbong Marcos, the Philippines' "strongest partner" from among the community of nations is none other than the People’s Republic of China. (Photos from BBM Media Bureau, Unsplash) Marcos made this unequivocal declaration Friday afternoon, June 10 during the Award for...
DOH No case of monkeypox has been detected in the county -so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We like to clarify to everybody, there is still no confirmed monkeypox case here in the country," said Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on Friday, June 10....
The ease in mobility restriction is one of the contributing factors to a notable surge of recorded dengue cases in Central Visayas, said an expert at a webinar on Friday, June 10, titled “Dengue Alert sa Panahon ng Pandemya.” (University of the Philippines website) The webinar was hosted by the...
Here’s how you can pre-order the pieces Filipinos are big lovers of Japanese culture. Whether it is food, manga, and even skincare, we can’t help but fell head over heels for anything that comes from our Asian neighbor. Another thing we're obsessed about is anime, and one of the series that...
A group on Friday, June 10, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to give additional compensation to teachers who are handling remedial classes. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines Secretary General Raymond Basilio, additional...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) brought together talented men and women in uniform to serenade the public through its free concert dubbed as “Musikalayaan 2022” on Friday, June 10, at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Manila. Musikalayaan 2022 (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines has thrown its support to an LGBTQIA+ film festival that will showcase different movies. Under the "Pelikulaya 2022: Pantay-Pantay, Iba’t Ibang Kulay!," hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), movies will be shown from June 10 to 26...
The Philippines has protested the return of over 100 Chinese vessels "illegally operating" in and around Julian Felipe Reef on April 4, barely a year after the same swarming incident took place. Chinese vessels seen swarming in Julian Felipe Reef (Photo courtesy of the PCG via DFA) This was...
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Extension Campus in Pandan, Antique is expected to be finished in September this year. From the University of the Philippines Visayas website As of May 14, the extension campus was already 48.43 percent completed. The construction started in October...
Outgoing Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has been recognized by the French government for her contributions to the agriculture sector. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of France in the Philippines) Puyat received the Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Order...
